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A pack of 2016 Republicans made their pitch for president Friday before the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Nashville, blasting the Obama administration for what they described as an erosion of freedom while punctuating their remarks with sharp enthusiasm for Second Amendment rights.

Only a few days removed from his splashy debut as a presidential candidate — complete with a “Defeat the Washington Machine” campaign slogan — Rand Paul is taking fire from all sides.

The Democratic National Committee is holding daily conference calls with reporters calling the Kentucky Republican senator “extreme” and an “American nightmare.” Outside the entrance of Paul’s rally here Wednesday, liberal activists from NextGen, a group backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, held a demonstration targeting Paul over his views on climate change.

Both Democrats are toying with a presidential run, both are facing long odds in that endeavor, and both shared a stage at the Polk County Democrats Awards Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday night.

But, as was evident at the dinner, that is where the similarities end.

Spokesman: Sanders 2016 run choice by April 30

A spokesman for Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday the Vermont Independent will decide by the end of the month whether to enter the 2016 White House race.

In the meantime, he’s urging newly announced presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak out strongly about wealth inequality and climate change.

Christie Gets Up Close and Personal With Voters

After 134 town-hall meetings in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie is taking his show on the road for the first time.

The potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate plans to hold town-hall meetings Wednesday and Friday in New Hampshire, home of the first-in-the-nation primary and a place that views the give and take between politicians and voters as a time-honored tradition.

Potential Democratic challengers to Hillary Clinton offered direct and veiled response to the dominant frontrunner’s presidential announcement on Sunday.

Round one in the battle of anti-Establishment Republican presidential candidates goes to Sen. Ted Cruz.

In competition for the Tea Party’s vote in 2016, the Texas Republican has bested Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky with a campaign rollout that GOP strategists say exceeded expectations and was almost flawlessly executed. Announcing for president two weeks later, Paul accomplished nearly the opposite, forcing a swift recalculation about which candidate is best positioned to win over the party’s insurgent wing and vie for the nomination.